Progress against the field
Between Glasgow 2025 and Birmingham 2026, Jake Messer lost 12:53 to the field.
The clock says 0:56 slower, but the races themselves got 11:57 quicker for everyone.
The longest gap between two races compared here, 185 days between Cardiff 2026 and Birmingham 2026, cost 5:49 on the field.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown.
Every race
8 races · 8 events
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Birmingham31 Oct 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:32163/693Beat 77%
↑ 185 days after Cardiff 2026 5:49 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:49 behind the field: 4:06 slower on the clock, against 1:43 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:43 faster This athlete4:06 slower -
Cardiff29 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:10:26 PB75/528Beat 86%
↑ 49 days after Glasgow 2026 0:46 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:46 better than the field: 3:34 faster on the clock, against 2:48 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:48 faster This athlete3:34 faster -
Glasgow11 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:14:00128/595Beat 79%
↑ 49 days after Manchester 2026 4:02 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:02 better than the field: 6:27 faster on the clock, against 2:25 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:25 faster This athlete6:27 faster -
Manchester21 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:27210/529Beat 60%
↑ 48 days after London Excel 2025 5:58 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:05 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:07 slower for everyone: 5:58 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:07 slower This athlete7:05 slower -
London Excel4 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:13:22586/2771Beat 79%
↑ 43 days after Birmingham 2025 0:51 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:11 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 3:02 faster for everyone, which leaves this 0:51 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:02 faster This athlete2:11 faster -
Birmingham22 Oct 2025Individual Open · Men1:15:33439/1821Beat 76%
↑ 145 days after Cardiff 2025 2:05 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:05 better than the field: 4:41 faster on the clock, against 2:36 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:36 faster This athlete4:41 faster -
Cardiff30 May 2025Individual Open · Men1:20:14267/639Beat 58%
↑ 79 days after Glasgow 2025 7:08 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:38 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:30 faster for everyone: 7:08 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:30 faster This athlete6:38 slower -
Glasgow12 Mar 2025Individual Open · Men1:13:36366/1588Beat 77%